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'Tome raider' jailed again for stealing antique books

"A Cambridge graduate who stole more than &pound;1m worth of rare books during his career as a professional book thief was today found guilty of stealing &pound;40,000's worth of books from a celebrated library."

Publié le 25 Juin 2010

By Alexandra Topping

“Serial book thief William Jacques stole books worth £40,000 from a London library, a court hears. A Cambridge graduate who stole more than £1m worth of rare books during his career as a professional book thief was today found guilty of stealing £40,000's worth of books from a celebrated library. William Jacques, nicknamed "Tome Raider" after stealing hundreds of rare books in the late 1990s, drew up a "thief's shopping list", targeting the most expensive books that he could access. He used a false name to sign in to the Royal Horticultural Society's Lindley library in London before hiding valuable books under his tweed jacket, Southwark Crown Court was told.”